From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 221

Laurinda scrolled through the cloud drive, her face twisting in disgust at the censored photos. Even with the blur, they were way too much.

She turned to Bonnie, who was calmly sipping coffee. “You really don’t hold back, do you? I can’t even use these. Don’t you have something a bit less… extreme?”

Laurinda wanted Fabian to go down, sure. But traumatizing the entire world? That wasn’t her style.

Bonnie shot her a look, half amusement, half warning. “Believe it or not, these are the tamest ones I could find. He was just… really enjoying himself, so…” She left the rest unsaid. York had warned her not to drag Laurinda into anything too wild.

With a sigh, Laurinda shut her laptop and slumped back on the couch, eyes closed. She needed to mentally detox after seeing that.

“I finally get why Finn’s so scared of you,” she mumbled. “If these photos ever got out, even Finn would want to disappear, not just Fabian. No wonder York didn’t want me asking questions.”

Bonnie’s chin lifted, pride written all over her face. “Of course. I figured after all that, they’d finally behave. But no, they’re like cockroaches. No matter what happens, they just keep coming back. So, what’s the plan? Are you really going to leak the photos?”

Laurinda shook her head. “No way. These are useless. We need a different approach. Did you hear about The Gates Group’s overseas branch? I just checked—billions vanished overnight.”

She couldn’t bring herself to unleash those photos on the world. There were plenty of other ways to ruin Fabian. Time to try something else.

Bonnie nodded. “Yeah, I saw it. Platt thinks Digital Ghost is behind it. Says the method feels familiar, but he couldn’t trace them. Whoever it is, they really know how to cover their tracks.”

The name Digital Ghost made Laurinda sit up straight, eyes wide. “Wait… I remember seeing an invitation on Jasper’s desk…”

Laurinda kept her answer vague. “The style is familiar, but I can’t say for sure.” If Jasper wanted to keep his secret, she’d make sure it stayed hidden.

Bonnie let out a long breath, patting her chest. “You scared me. If it really is Jasper, the pressure on us is unreal. Isn’t that basically putting him next in line for Stonehaven?”

Laurinda’s eyes went cold at the mention of Stonehaven. “As long as those people are still out there, no one at Stonehaven is going to hear about Jasper. One target is enough, and that’s me.”

She picked up her honey water, took a slow sip, and stood.

“Send a few of those photos to Fabian. Let him know he’s on thin ice. If he’s got any brains, he’ll back off. If not, send them to Harden. He’ll take it from there.”